After surviving the long winter — and, for many of us, the record-breaking winter — summer is finally here. We’ve swapped our snow shovels for lawn mowers and our boots for flip-flops.

So grab a book and head outside to a quiet spot, whether it’s at the park, the beach, the lake or just your porch swing.

The staff at Our Sunday Visitor has some recommendations for good reads that will not only entertain you, but help strengthen your faith as well. We feature books that range from how to incorporate the New Evangelization into your life to digging into the philosophy of religion to getting to better know Jesus through a Holy Land pilgrimage.

Wherever your sunny spot is this summer, we hope you enjoy these faith-filled books. And, as always, share your thoughts with us at feedback@osv.com.

Enter Our Summer Book Pack Giveaway

It’s easy to enter for a chance to win one of two OSV Summer Book Prize Packs! Just follow the instructions below and share on Facebook or Twitter. Each book prize pack includes: Through the Year with Pope Francis; Encyclopedia of Saints, Second Edition, by Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson; Saints and Social Justice by Brandon Vogt; and Prayer Works by Matthew S. Leonard.

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